Psychological
When Days Swell and Shrink
Time doesn’t glide smoothly past you — your brain is the pilot, fiddling with the dials. In moments of wonder, it stretches. In monotony, it snaps shut like a mousetrap. **Novelty** is the secret lever to pry it open.
Time is a rubbery thing.— David Eagleman
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The thinker
Neuroscience storyteller
David Eagleman is a neuroscientist, author, and adjunct professor at Stanford University, known for making complex brain science accessible. He’s the bestselling author of *Incognito* and host of the Emmy-nominated PBS series *The Brain with David Eagleman*. His work focuses on sensory substitution, brain plasticity, and how consciousness emerges from the brain.
Based on David Eagleman on Time Perception - Talks at Google, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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